Chapter 54 Brain Full of Water

“Waiter, please move me to a private room. There’s a dog barking here, it’s really affecting my mood.”

Qin Ruo didn’t even give Qin Zian a glance, she waved her hand and called over the waiter, instructing him to move her to a private room.

“Yes, miss, please wait a moment, I’m coming.”

The waiter responded loudly, smiling and quickly walking to Qin Ruo’s side.

“Miss, please follow me.”

The waiter quickly picked up the teapot on the table and prepared to lead Qin Ruo to the private room.

“Wait! Are you not afraid that she can’t afford it and is deliberately trying to eat for free?”

Qin Zian was very unhappy, he frowned and reached out to stop the waiter.

Smiling and welcoming guests was the basic way of treating people at Qingfeng Residence, but even so, the waiter’s face turned ugly.

“Sir, are you waiting for someone? Or are you having tea? If you’re waiting for someone, please wait in the lobby. If you’re having tea, we still have seats on the second floor, I’ll arrange it for you later.”

He turned and gestured to Qin Ruo, leading her towards the private room.

Qin Zian’s face turned red, the waiter’s words were clearly a way of chasing him away.

Seeing the strange looks from other customers upstairs, he felt a burning sensation on his face.

He was secretly relieved that his classmates weren’t here today, otherwise, he didn’t know how he would be laughed at.

Qin Zian was afraid that if he continued to pester Qin Ruo, she would make him lose face, so he forced down his anger, snorted coldly, and turned to go downstairs.

He decided to swallow his anger for now and settle the score with Qin Ruo later.

He went downstairs and found a corner to sit down, determined to wait for Qin Ruo to come out.

Even though she had changed to a private room, Qin Ruo didn’t feel like staying there anymore.

She could see through Qin Zian’s thoughts.

He simply felt that everyone in the Qin family should revolve around him and sacrifice for him.

He could come to Qingfeng Residence, but she shouldn’t.

He could spend money, but she couldn’t.

This dog, did he even deserve it?

Qin Zian became increasingly impatient downstairs. When he went back last time, Old Lady Qin gave him two hundred wen.

She kept telling him to spend it carefully.

Qin Qiuxi had ordered a whole table of food and a pot of good tea.

He only had two hundred wen, what was the money Qin Qiuxi was spending so lavishly?

Qin Zian began to wonder if Qin Ruo had secretly kept the money from selling the wild game and the two taels of silver from catching the wolf.

Usually, whenever the family had a new income, Old Lady Qin would send Qin Qiuxi to the academy with the money.

Before returning to the academy, Old Lady Qin had promised him that when Qin Qiuxi brought the money back, she would give him two taels of silver to spend as he pleased, to buy some necessities.

Now it seemed that Qin Qiuxi had taken the initiative and was spending Old Lady Qin’s money here lavishly.

In just a short incense stick of time, Qin Zian had already imagined several big dramas.

Finally, when Yan Ruo came down from upstairs, he couldn’t hold back anymore.

How dare Qin Qiuxi spend the money that Grandma gave him?

He gritted his teeth, took a step forward, and roared with red eyes, “My money, give it back!”

Qin Ruo stopped, looked at Qin Zian as if he were an idiot.

“Your money? All these years, the tuition fees for you to go to the academy have been earned by me. Every inch of you is covered in my money. It’s okay to have an empty head, but having water in your brain is a disease!”

Qin Ruo’s words were like a sharp sword, piercing Qin Zian’s heart.

He had no grounds to argue, for Qin Ruo was speaking the truth.

If he knew about the series of events that had happened in Changhe Village recently, he would have given up the idea of seeking trouble.

Unfortunately, he had missed Qin Ruo’s recent “exploits” and still thought he could suppress her as before.

“As a scholar, you can’t even understand your own position. I’m ashamed for you. If I were you, I would have dug a hole and buried my face in it.”

Qin Ruo’s voice was loud, and there were quite a few customers in the lobby on the first floor.

Seeing this scene, many people looked over curiously. Qin Ruo didn’t care what others thought of her.

But Qin Zian was used to being arrogant, how could he stand this?

It’s better to fight with a clear mind than to talk nonsense.

Qin Ruo felt it was pointless and turned to leave, bypassing Qin Zian.

“What’s so great about the money you earn? You can only rely on brute force to earn a few copper coins, what are you so proud of?”

Qin Zian laughed angrily, feeling that he had saved face, and his words became more fluent.

“As a girl, you don’t think about being thrifty and managing the household, you only know how to indulge in pleasure. Do you have any shame?”

Qin Ruo suddenly didn’t want to leave. Since Qin Zian’s greatest pride was his so-called knowledge, then today, she would defeat him with what he cared about most.

She would let him see that his pride and knowledge were no better than hers, who only had brute force.

“Oh, you’re angry? You look like you went to set up a stall today. Did you go to the bookstore to copy books? Or write letters for people? I wonder how much money this brilliant scholar has earned today? Enough for a pot of tea?”

When Qin Ruo was wandering around the Apricot Forest Hall, she had already seen Qin Zian setting up a stall on West Street with a sour face and a haughty attitude.

She wouldn’t patronize him even if she paid.

Qin Ruo could easily guess Qin Zian’s purpose in setting up a stall.

He wanted to prove that he had the ability to earn money, but the result was that he was useless.

Qin Ruo paused and continued coldly.

“I, who relies on brute force to earn money, have actually earned a little. I can afford to drink a pot of tea and order a few plates of pastries in a private room at Qingfeng Residence.”

“I’ve been thinking about it, you said I only know how to indulge in pleasure, it seems that it’s because I haven’t eaten bran and swallowed vegetables, and I haven’t used the money I earned to support you and let you enjoy yourself?”

Her thoughts were laid out on the table.

Qin Zian’s face turned pale and then red.

He believed that he was the eldest son of the family and the only scholar.

Shouldn’t the money earned by the family be centered around him?

What was wrong with that? Wasn’t it always like that?

“I have the ability to earn money with brute force, you don’t. I have the ability to earn money with my brain, you don’t either. What are you so proud of?”

Qin Ruo glanced at Qin Zian expressionlessly, walked to the most prominent position at the entrance of Qingfeng Residence, and casually moved a few pieces on a chessboard on a table.

Then, she turned to the waiter and shouted, “Waiter, I’ve solved this chess game. Please come and settle the reward.”

As soon as Qin Ruo finished speaking, the teahouse was in an uproar.

“The chess game set up by Master Mingjing three years ago, someone actually solved it?”

The people who were drinking tea all stood up and rushed towards her.

Only Qin Zian stood there as if rooted to the ground, his eyes filled with disdain and mockery.